chicken, peppers, and onion with linguine

i found this recipe on foodnetwork.com from rachael ray. i had to modify it a bit b/c it was so spicy hot!

1 pound linguine
olive oil
1 1/2 lb skinless, bonelss chicken breasts cut into bite size pieces
2 tbspn chopped fresh thyme (i used dried)
2 tspn lemon zest (from 2 lemons)
1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (i accidentally dumped a whole lot more than this in and it was sooooo hot, i couldn't eat it very well b/c it was so hot! so next time i think i will omit this ingredient all together b/c i like the other flavors so much)
5 garlic cloves, crushed
1 cubanelle pepper seeded and thinly sliced (i couldn't find any so i didn't use this but they are supposed to be a mild pepper and probably wouldn't be too hot. i think they are also called banana peppers)
1 red bell pepper thinly sliced
1 large sweet onion, quartered and thinly sliced
black pepper
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup chicken broth
one 28oz can crushed tomotoes
grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese (i didn't have any)

1. bring large pot of water to boil. add salt, then pasta, cook until al dente

2. heat a large deep skillet over high heat. add olive oil, add chicken and cook over high heat until lightly browned. sprinkle the thyme, zest and red pepper flakes over the chicken and stir to combine. add the garlic, peppers and onion and season with salt and pepper. cook for 5 minutes stirring now and then until the veggies are soft. add the wine and scrape up the bits from the bottom of the pan (i never have any 'bits'. i have decided this is b/c i cook with non stick pans and they use real stainless steel on the food network channel) stir in the broth and tomatoes and bring to a bubble. simmer in the sauce for 10 minutes.

3. combine the cooked pasta with the chicken pepper and onion sauce with a little grated cheese. serve at once and pass around extra cheese at the table.


**after i zested the lemon i squeezed one lemon's juice into the sauce(i added it when i added the broth and tomatoes) i really like the citris flavor of this dish so the extra lemon juice just enhanced that.


this was really good. a simple dish with some different ingredients and a complex flavor. it was yummy!!!